Vocabulary
- switch up: To change or alternate something.
- pull off: To manage to succeed
- to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
- grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
- brag: To speak too proudly about yourself
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- competition: Fighting against others to win something
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- tease: To purposefully bother an animal
- aid: To help others and provide things
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- lavish: To use or give a lot of something
- hefty: Being heavy or large
- loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
- league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
- point: An item to be discussed
- legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
- alive: Living; not dead
- lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- edition: Form in which a book, magazine etc. is released
- shade: Area of darkness when something blocks the light
- lease: Contract renting land, buildings, etc. to another
- skinny: Too thin; very lean
- bout: A boxing match
- roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- weight: How heavy something is
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- come: To arrive at a place
- lamb: Young sheep
- trek: Slow or difficult journey
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- main: Most important; most often used
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- wagon: Four wheel vehicle used to transport things
- close: Almost; near
- ivory: Hard cream-colored substance forming tusks
- crib: Young child's bed with barred side; cot
- pray: To speak to your god to request help
- bitch: To aggressively complain about something
- centerpiece: Central or most important feature
- bandit: Robber or outlaw belonging to a gang
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- ebony: Dark brown timber from a tropical tree
- momma: A mother
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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